Limbah padat dari hutan tanaman penduduk yang berupa limbah kayu dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai sumber energi alternatif untuk pembangkit listrik tenaga biomassa. Limbah kayu yang diolah menjadi kayu chip dan pelet kayu di manfaatkan sebagai bahan bakar pembangkit listrik tenaga biomassa, yang digunakan untuk memanaskan air didalam boiler sehingga menghasilkan temperatur uap dan tekanan uap yang mampu memutar turbin. Turbin uap berfungsi sebagai penggerak utama untuk memutar generator sehingga menghasilkan output berupa daya listrik. Skripsi ini membahas tentang kajian kelayakan operasi dan kelayakan finansial pembangkit listrik tenaga biomassa kayu di Berau. Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan bahan bakar kayu mentah yang dibutuhkan sehari sebanyak 165,888 ton. Kelayakan operasi diperoleh dari hasil jatuh tegangan 0,89% dan susut jaringan sebesar 0,67%. Hasil kelayakan finansial diperoleh hasil Net Present Value (NPV) 38.014.859.465 dengan nilai Internal Rate Return (IRR) 17,33% dan Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) 1.368 serta Pay Back Period (PBP) selama 5 tahun 9 bulan.

Solid waste from resident plantations in the form of wood waste can be used as an alternative energy source for biomass power plants. Wood waste that is processed into wood chips and wood pellets is utilized as fuel for biomass power plants, which are used to heat water in the boiler so as to produce steam and vapor pressure temperatures that are capable of turning turbines. The steam turbine serves as the main driver to rotate the generator to produce output in the form of electric power. This thesis discusses the feasibility study of the operation and the financial feasibility of the wood biomass power plant in Berau. The calculation results show that raw wood fuel needed for a day is 165,888 tons. The feasibility of operation is obtained from the results of a voltage drop of 0.89% and network losses of 0.67%. The results of financial feasibility are obtained from the Net Present Value (NPV) of 38.014.859.465 with a value of Internal Rate Return (IRR) of 17.33% and Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) of 1,368 and Pay Back Period (PBP) for 5 years 9 months.